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North Bend, WA vs Midland, MI

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Highlights
- Midland spends 29.2% less per student than North Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Midland than in North Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Midland had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Bend
 North Bend, WAMidland, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16794573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for North Bend    9 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve been living in North Bend for almost 3 years and adore this place. Great place for outdoor recreation and an inspiring place for creatives. Home to numerous filming  More

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Tech democrats packed into million dollar cheaply built homes like so many sardines. Homes not affordable to locals, just transplants. The young adults live with their  More

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Over 10 years ago

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Reviews for Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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